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PetroSA

National department / entity · 118 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2026Q1

Based on tenders published to the National Treasury eTenders portal. Municipalities and SOEs are not obliged to publish here: absence of data is not absence of procurement. Coverage for this buyer: 42% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (22 categories)

Services: Professional · 65 awards (55.1%)Services: Professional65 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 13 awards (11.0%)Services: Functional (Including…13 awardsHuman health activities · 7 awards (5.9%)Human health act…7 awardsInformation service activities · 3 awards (2.5%)Transportation and storage · 3 awards (2.5%)Transportation a…3 awardsLegal and accounting activities · 3 awards (2.5%)Legal and accoun…3 awardsEducation · 3 awards (2.5%)Education3 awardsHuman health and social work activities · 2 awards (1.7%)Human health a…2 awardsSupplies: Electrical Equipment · 2 awards (1.7%)Supplies: Elec…2 awardsServices: General · 2 awards (1.7%)Services: Gene…2 awardsServices: Civil · 2 awards (1.7%)Services: Civi…2 awardsDisposals: General · 2 awards (1.7%)Supplies: Computer Equipment · 2 awards (1.7%)Rental and leasing activities · 1 awards (0.8%)Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (0.8%)Administrative and support activities · 1 awards (0.8%)Construction · 1 awards (0.8%)Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (0.8%)Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products · 1 awards (0.8%)Information and communication · 1 awards (0.8%)Construction of buildings · 1 awards (0.8%)Specialised construction activities · 1 awards (0.8%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Human health activities, Information service activities, Transportation and storage, Legal and accounting activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 4 awards2021Q4: 8 awards2022Q1: 12 awards2022Q2: 5 awards2022Q3: 8 awards2022Q4: 8 awards2023Q1: 12 awards2023Q2: 5 awards2023Q3: 5 awards2023Q4: 1 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 7 awards2024Q3: 6 awards2024Q4: 14 awards2025Q1: 8 awards2025Q2: 4 awards2025Q3: 3 awards2025Q4: 3 awards2026Q1: 3 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Typical award value vs the national median

Bounded medians over awards with usable values only; small samples are excluded. A ratio above 1 means this buyer's typical award in the category is larger than the national typical award, which can reflect scope, project size or pricing.

CategoryThis buyerNationalRation
Services: ProfessionalR11mR9m1.3×28
Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services)R5mR23m0.2×7

Method mix

  • RFP: 72 (61%)
  • Open tender: 41 (35%)
  • RFQ: 5 (4%)

Median advertised window: 18 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

86 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 3% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: JOHN RAYMOND BENEKE (4), SOUTHEY CONTRACTING (4), P E BOLT AND HARDWARE SUPPLIES (4).

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Buyers with similar baskets

Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.

Categories at least two of these peers award that PetroSA hasn't published awards in: Other service activities (4 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (3 peers), Security and investigation activities (3 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Telecommunications (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.